genius

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Antonyms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.4 External links 2 Latin 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Inflection

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin genius (“‘the guardian spirit of a person, spirit, inclination, wit, genius, literally 'inborn nature'’”) < gignere (“‘to beget, produce’”), OL. genere, the root gen; see genus.

[edit] Pronunciation

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  Rhymes: -iːniəs

[edit] Noun

genius (plural: genii (classical Roman mythology) or geniuses (colloquial))

1. someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill.
2. extraordinary mental capacity.
3. inspiration, a mental leap, an extraordinary creative process.

   a work of genius

4. (Roman mythology) the guardian spirit of a place or person.
5. A way of thinking, optimizing one's capacity for learning and understanding.

[edit] Antonyms

• idiot

[edit] Related terms

• engine
• engineer
• genie
• ingenious
• ingeniosity

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• “genius” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• "genius" at The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911.

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From Latin gens, household, clan, tribe + suffix -ius.

[edit] Noun

genius (genitive geniī); m, second declension

1. household guardian spirit

[edit] Inflection

Second declension (2).

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	genius	geniī
genitive	geniī	geniōrum
dative	geniō	geniīs
accusative	genium	geniōs
ablative	geniō	geniīs
vocative	genie	geniī